Archaeologists Found a Skeleton Wearing an Amulet That May Change the History of Christianity A 1.37-inch inscription could upend our understanding of the religion’s spread.

www.popularmechanics.com/science/arch...

😍🥰 thanks Sandy

It's my birthday today too❤️. Happy birthday to your mum 💔

Close-up of a comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album), a distinctive butterfly from the Nymphalidae family, sitting on a green plant. The wings are open. Its wings have a characteristic ‘torn’ or frayed appearance, which makes it look like a dry leaf when at rest. It owes its name to a small, white C-shaped mark on the otherwise dark brown underside of its hindwings. The upper side is a bright orange-brown with a pattern of dark spots.

Have a lovely Sunday, and many thanks to everyone who took part in #ButterflyWeek. Your photos were all absolutely wonderful 🙏🦋

A comma #butterfly

#ColorADay #OrangeSun #stunday #photography #ArtYear #Art #BugSky #nature #naturephotography #thelittlethings #ECK #EastCoastKin

fucking incredible radio traffic, just *chef's kiss*

A photograph of me, age 4, in the driveway of our house in North Nottinghamshire, with the Danny-From-The-Shining haircut that every kid under 8, including Danny from The Shining, had in 1979 and 1980. My dad was never too positive about this Morris Traveller, as he missed the Morris Minor it replaced, which he bought for a tenner, and which he continued to insist, well into the 90s, was "the best car ever". I, however, loved taking it for an illegal burn around the lanes at midnight, having found a pair of glittery platform shoes in a nearby skip, discarded by a local glam rocker, which enabled me to reach the pedals with ease.

Bring back half-timbered cars.

My photo shows a frontal view of a buff-coloured Minoan pottery jug with a dark-red, stylised octopus painted beneath the dark red pouring spout. The jug has a rounded body with very short neck with out-turned rim, the body tapers downwards to a slightly turned out flat base also painted red. On each shoulder there’s a small chunky loop handle. The octopus is stylised and looks cartoon-like with a vertical dumbbell shaped body, with two large circular eyes with central red dots staring out at the viewer. From the top of the head emerge eight suckered arms. Four arms hang symmetrically downwards on each side of the body, writhing and curling at the tip. There is a similar red octopus on each side of the jug not shown in my photo.

A 3,500 year-old Minoan jar with a cartoon-like octopus under the spout! 🐙

From Kommos, Crete. Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me

#Archaeology

The Iranian military says the Strait of Hormuz is closed again. Ships are turning back.

A gorgeous plump European robin sits on a branch looking almost face on to the camera. There are some blurred branches and leaves behind.

Look at this gorgeous little chap. There's something so pleasing about European robins :)

#RobinRedBreast #BirdPhotography #CanonR5markII

a pile of sleeping border collie puppies on a brown and orange plaid rug

à 6 week old tri colour border collie’s face is being held by a person’s hand. the puppy has little black spots on her nose

close up of the face of a 6 week old border collie with a pink and black nose

a border collie puppy sleeping against a person’s leg on an orange, brown and cream plaid rug

well i spent most of today being chewed on or slept on by 9 tiny border collies (jock’s nieces and nephews!!) who are 6 weeks old

#puppyclub

It is entiely possible that this is a Red Panda cosplaying as a cat so as to get out of the whole zoo situation.

Probably best to ask the more experienced Polar Bear cosplaying as a white cat in the background.

I collect dead raccoon penis

Breaking: Controversial laws to restrict protests in NSW struck down by top court The laws, rushed through parliament after the Bondi Beach terror attack, have been found to be unconstitutional by the state's highest court.

The laws, rushed through parliament after the Bondi Beach terror attack, have been found to be unconstitutional by the state's highest court.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaay

A water fern called nardoo https://www.abc.net.au/gardening/how-to/nardoo/9426202

Please tell me, it's not what the thing it is 😆

Bluesky was down for half an hour and I wrote a book.

Screenshot of an India.com article. Headline: “Covid back in Delhi? More than 50% of households report coronavirus, fever-like symptoms – Survey.” Published April 15, 2026 by Joy Pillai. Subheading notes changing weather and poor air quality may be weakening immunity and increasing spread. Image shows a hospital room: a patient lying in a bed while a healthcare worker in protective gear provides care. A woman wearing a mask sits nearby, appearing worried. A monitor behind them displays a virus graphic.

India: "Covid back in Delhi? More than 50% of households report coronavirus, fever-like symptoms – Survey"

Over 16,200 responses:

🔹 22% had 4 households affected
🔹 12% had 2 affected
🔹 22% had 1 affected
🔹 44% reported no symptoms

Source: www.india.com/news/india/c...

Smoked Trout Pate This pâté takes the merest moment to make and yet it is a wonderful start to a meal or, indeed, a whole meal in itself. I don't even need a salad with it: I'm happy with toast or crusty bread, and may...

Smoked Trout Pâté is #RecipeOfTheDay! And I dare say you could use smoked mackerel if you’d prefer. www.nigella.com/recipes/smok...

Scientists make Parkinson’s drug from plastic in world first Scientists have shown that plastic bottles could be converted into levodopa, an important Parkinson’s drug, with implications for both medicine and the environment.

theconversation.com/scientists-m...

Researchers from La Trobe University and UNSW are inviting people over the age of 18 to take part in a survey about funerals and bereavement.
redcap.latrobe.edu.au/redcap/surve...

a man is sitting in a room with a screen that says 37 degrees ALT: a man is sitting in a room with a screen that says 37 degrees

The #Artemis II mission is scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, on Friday, April 10, 2026, at approximately 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT). The crew will be recovered by the USS John P. Murtha. Watch on YouTube.

Astronauts Dedicate Moon Crater to Carroll Wiseman, Wife of NASA Commander

I didn't know anything about the Artemis II astronauts a week ago and now I would fight my way into Hell for any of them.

Crescent Earth taken from Artemis II Orion Spacecraft.

Stunning view of Earth from Artemis II. 🔭 🧪 #astrophotography #Artemis

The highest quality video of the moon was just released…
so beautiful

* Artemis II

The Artemis II crew grinning and laughing together while floating in the Orion capsule, getting ready for their press conference.

I just love seeing how happy they all are 🥲 #Artemis

This might be the MOST STUNNING photo from Artemis II yet

Crescent Earth illuminated by light above 🤩

📷 Artemis II

“Copy Moon joy” #Artemis

Leucistic Red-Tailed Hawk

📷: Jeff Dryck

#birds

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I've taken the paywall off this piece I wrote about the wonderful art my mum and dad have been making in their 60s and 70s, which is also about the general (underacknowledged) concept of late-blooming creativity. I hope a few of you might find a moment to read it: www.tom-cox.com/the-magic-ro...

‘I just legged it’: teenage shark bite victim recalls lucky escape while surfing in South Australia Oliver Tokic-Bensley, 16, says he had been in the water mere minutes when a shark bit his foot * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A teenage surfer bitten by a shark at a South Australian beach has described how he “flicked it off” and “legged it back to shore”. Oliver Tokic-Bensley, 16, was bitten on his foot while surfing on Good Friday near his family beach house at Middleton, 80km south of Adelaide. Continue reading...

‘I just legged it’: teenage shark bite victim recalls lucky escape while surfing in South Australia